Eagles-Redskins Four Stars

Monday

Dec 24, 2012 at 12:01 AM

Tom Rimback @RimbackBCT

Alert the Academy

Two backs. The tight end. The quarterback sneak. Fourth down. Twice! McCoy, Celek, Brown, Avant, Maclin, Foles. Just when you thought the Eagles offense was forever hopelessly inept, the team comes up with an opening drive straight out of central casting. Injured stars returned. The rookie QB looked sharp. For an offensive series that was truly Oscar-worthy, give Andy Reid’s opening script …

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Trivial pursuit

It’s all in the way the ball bounces, evidently. After 37 quarters of futility, the Eagles finally intercepted a pass. Robert Griffin III fired a pass over the middle intended for Joshua Morgan that caromed high into the air and into the waiting arms of Colt Anderson. Anderson’s 37-yard return was nullified by offsetting penalties but the Eagles actually turned the takeaway into a touchdown on a 17-yard Dion Lewis run. For what veteran NFL statisticians described as an “interception,” give the Eagles defense …

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Welcome return

After missing time to a concussion suffered in the last meeting with the Redskins, running back LeSean McCoy returned Sunday for the season’s penultimate game to resume the season. McCoy carried the ball on the game’s very first play from scrimmage and amassed 20-plus touches in his return. Whether risking McCoy over the final two games is wise, give the Eagles’ best player …

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Good seats available

Eagles fans are a lot of things. Obnoxious. Rabid. Ferocious. Unrelenting. This season, they’ve added another quality that has to concern the powers that be at Eagles Inc. — apathy. Those fans who actually did show up, for the most part, left early. This was far from a fun season in South Philly but most years there’s at least some passion left in the stands. For looking on in mute disinterest, give the demoralized Eagles fans …

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